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IPSHA is also committed to supporting Heads through the provision of services to both the teachers and students in our schools. Through professional learning umbrella groups for teachers in a broad array of key learning areas, we are able to provide collegial sharing and professional development opportunities.

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Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA)

The Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA) is the collective national voice for Government, Catholic and Independent Primary and Middle School Principals in Australia. APPA is a strong
national lobby group that has much influence at the Federal level and as such indirect influence at both state and local levels.

Current APPA Items

Principals Australia Institute (PAI)

Principals Australia was formed to support the principals’ role in
their own professional development. It brings together the government
and non-government sectors and the primary and secondary principals’
associations.

Principals Australia’s role is:

to advise on the provision and further development of professional development for principals;

to perform a brokering role in relation to the design, implementation and evaluation of certain projects;

Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA)

AHISA is a professional association for Principals of independent and
private schools across Australia. Members’ schools include day and
boarding, and are of religious and non-denominational affiliations. All
schools whose members belong to AHISA are concerned with maintaining
high standards of professional practice. They encourage the holistic
development of young people, focusing on the development of the body,
mind and spirit. Many of these schools are innovative, particularly in
the area of the use of technology in education, and seriously address
the changes in teaching and learning which come with a modern world.

The Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS)

The Independent Association of Prep Schools, the prep schools heads
association serving the top 500+ independent prep schools in the UK and
Worldwide. IAPS is a professional association for Headmasters and
Headmistresses of independent preparatory schools in the United Kingdom
and Overseas.

Independent Schools of New Zealand (ISNZ)

ISNZ (formerly the Independent Schools Council) is the umbrella
organisation for the 44 Independent Schools of New Zealand. These are
innovative and successful independent schools, educating over 25,000
young students each year. They range from pre-school to year 13 and
provide either co-educational learning environments or provide for boys
and girls separately. Some are newly established and some have now
celebrated over 150 years of developing fine young New Zealanders.

In 1991 the Heads of Independent Schools (AHIS) joined the Trustees
or Governors of Independent Schools (ISA) to provide a more coherent
structure to pursue the best interests of independent schooling in New
Zealand. They were joined by a representative from the Bursars
Association (ABIS) in 1994. All three organisations have been in
existence in New Zealand for many decades under various names.

Elementary School Heads Association (ESHA)

The Elementary School Heads Association (ESHA) was founded on March
2, 1973, in Washington, D.C. during the annual convention of the
National Association of Independent Schools.

The purpose of the Association is to promote a sense of professional
identity among heads of independent elementary schools, to encourage and
support newly appointed heads of such schools, and to provide
opportunities for exchange of experiences, problems, and successes
through meetings held annually or more frequently as may be decided by
the Executive committee.

International Confederation of Principals (ICP)

The International Confederation of Principals (ICP) is a global association of school leadership organisations.

ICP was founded in 1991, and operates through a council with up to
three delegates from each member organisation. This meets three times in
a two-year period. Council elects an executive committee to work with
and support the elected president of ICP, an executive secretary
services both executive and council. ICP has over 40 members, each
member being a major independent organisation that supports the
professional development and work of school leaders. The ICP represents
school leaders across five continents; it is non-political and
non-sectarian and gives a powerful international voice to school
principals. Membership is open to any organisation of school leaders
whose constitution contains nothing contrary to the constitution of the
ICP.

The ICP Constitution has the following major goals:

Encourage closer relationships between school leaders of all nations;

Promote and enhance the image and professionalism of school leaders;

Promote the exchange of people and professional publications among
the constituent groups and encourage participation in meetings and
conferences across national boundaries;

Foster school curricula that encourages international understanding
and goodwill, and a respect for the human rights and dignity across all
races and cultures;

Promote the right and responsibilities of school leaders, and also
their professional organisations, and the material and ethical interests
of the education profession;

Promote and encourage equal opportunities for all young persons to
learn and develop to their fullest potential in achieving a respectable
and productive quality of life;

Develop a program of activities consistent with the purposes of the organisation.

ICP holds a biennial international convention drawing together school
principals from all over the world for dialogue and professional
development